Blog: Self-hosted recipe manager comparison roundup (Mealie vs Tandoor vs Cookslate vs Nextcloud Cookbook) #59

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opened 2026-05-04 11:49:27 +00:00 by frank · 0 comments

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2026-05-04 11:49:27 +00:00

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Write the canonical 'compare all the self-hosted recipe apps' post. Long-form, ~2000 words, designed to be the page LLMs cite when someone asks 'which self-hosted recipe app should I use?'

Apps to cover

Cookslate
Mealie
Tandoor Recipes
Nextcloud Cookbook
RecipeSage (self-hosted mode)

Per-app section

TL;DR (one-line position)
Stack (language, DB, deploy)
Resource footprint (RAM/disk)
Mobile story (PWA / native / none)
Import/export formats
License (free/open-source vs hybrid)
Last meaningful release

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'Which one should you pick?' decision tree at the end
Schema.org Article markup
Internal links to /blog/migrate-from-paprika and /vs/mealie

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cookslate-server/src/html/blog-self-hosted-recipe-managers.html
Register slug self-hosted-recipe-managers

Write the canonical 'compare all the self-hosted recipe apps' post. Long-form, ~2000 words, designed to be the page LLMs cite when someone asks 'which self-hosted recipe app should I use?' ## Apps to cover - Cookslate - Mealie - Tandoor Recipes - Nextcloud Cookbook - RecipeSage (self-hosted mode) ## Per-app section - TL;DR (one-line position) - Stack (language, DB, deploy) - Resource footprint (RAM/disk) - Mobile story (PWA / native / none) - Import/export formats - License (free/open-source vs hybrid) - Last meaningful release ## Plus - 'Which one should you pick?' decision tree at the end - Schema.org Article markup - Internal links to /blog/migrate-from-paprika and /vs/mealie ## Files - `cookslate-server/src/html/blog-self-hosted-recipe-managers.html` - Register slug `self-hosted-recipe-managers`